Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1624 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/12/2019

                            86R9104 TSS-F
 By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 1624


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the annual state contribution to counties for statutory
 probate court judge salaries.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 25.00211(a), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (a)  Beginning on the first day of the state fiscal year, the
 state shall annually compensate each county [that collects the
 additional fees under Section 51.704] in an amount equal to 60
 percent of the state salary of a district court judge in the county
 [$40,000] for each statutory probate court judge in the county.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.